Our mission is to provide graduates with the expertise to meet the health needs of Kentucky and beyond as future healthcare administrators. We strive to develop:
- Healthcare administrators prepared to lead as communicators, thinkers & problem solvers, inquirers and collaborators
- Professionals who are adaptable, principled and ethical, responsible and professional, and culturally responsive
- Leadership readiness necessary for a health care management professional
The University of Kentucky Clinical Leadership & Management Program is a Full Certified Undergraduate Program through the Association of University Programs in Health Administration (AUPHA). AUPHA Certified Undergraduate programs are recognized for having withstood the rigors of peer review in which curricula, faculty, and educational outcomes are critically examined. External stakeholders look at certification as a way to distinguish a program from its peers. The initial certification was granted in 2024.
Essential Employability Qualities Certification (EEQ CERT) is granted by The Quality Assurance Commons for Postsecondary Education after a rigorous process of external and independent review. EEQ Certified programs foster a distinctive set of attributes in their graduates. These qualities are intended to prepare graduates to make important contributions in their workplaces.
The eight Essential Employability Qualities are communication, thinking and problem solving, inquiry, collaboration, adaptability, principles and ethics, responsibility and professionalism, and learning.
Programs participating in EEQ CERT are scored on five categories that represent a comprehensive and integrated framework for employability - Graduate EEQ Preparation, Career Support Services, Employer Engagement, Student and Alumni Engagement, and Public Information.